hglass - I know I'm a little late, but here goes... The top 4 bows on the market, in order, are Mathews, Hoyt, PSE, and Martin(in sales) - Professional tourney wins, its - Mathews(by a LONG ways), Hoyt, Martin, and PSE... - Look it up - those are facts... Now, my own personal experiences - I'm an open class 3D shooter, an avid bowhunter, and a near scratch spot shooter(I currently have a 296 season average in a sanctioned 300 league... I've been shooting Mathews bows since '98, and IMHO, there are NONE better... I have friends who have shops(3 different ones) selling Mathews, Hoyt, and PSE that I'm pretty involved with - so, I see what goes on with the different makes... I'd say that the 4 aforementioned ALL make a fine bow - you really can't go wrong with any of THEM... I shoot 300 to 400 arrows per week, and my Mathews bows have been TOTALLY RELIABLE - for a hunting bow, they can't be beat - how's 18 deer(several good bucks, BTW) in 5 seasons sound??? Buy a Mathews - you won't be sorry...
whitetailsniper - how do I put this... You're so full of CRAP that it isn't funny!!!... You obviously know NOTHING about Mathews bows - between 3 local shops that've sold HUNDREDS of them, I'm told there's been way less than 10 TOTAL returned for warranty work - and a majority of those were due to abuse(dry firing, shooting a string in such poor condition that it broke, etc...). Mathews bows are as reliable as ANY, and more than most - Take a look at who's racking up the lion's share of professional tourney wins - Mathews wins 3 times more than any others... If Mathews is such junk(like you claim), why is it they are in the WINNERS CIRCLE SO MUCH????
Lawdog - 15 years ago, Oneida was tops - they haven't been close in ATLEAST the last 10 years... I've seen so many of them come apart while being shot, it isn't funny( a few guys got hurt, too) When was the last time an Oneida won ANYTHING???... If they've been banned, it's because they're a danger to be around when being shot... The Oneida Eagle is an outdated design that probably won't be around too much longer - why do you think they've been sold/moved a couple of times??? They used to be built less than a half an hour from my house - I visited their plant while it was still in NY... Get with the times, bud - and get a real quality bow - Mathews, Hoyt, PSE, or Martin...
- georgestrings
